View a FREE sample

This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, after his meeting with Kline, who does Bobby go searching for?
(a) His friend Borman.
(b) Oiler's family.
(c) A friend of Bobby's father.
(d) The missing passenger.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say to the waiter that he definitely does not want?
(a) Water.
(b) Wine.
(c) A menu.
(d) A cocktail.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the most notable thing that Bobby's father is professionally a part of during World War II?
(a) Designing fighter planes.
(b) Locating Hitler's secret bunker.
(c) Breaking the code of the German spies.
(d) Making the atomic bomb.

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, as the dummy is being loaded back into the trunk, what name does the girl remember is the dummy's real name?
(a) Townsend.
(b) Crandall.
(c) Cranston.
(d) Fletcher.

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Bobby doing in Paris?
(a) Learning how to dive.
(b) Attending university.
(c) Tuning and testing out Bobby's race car.
(d) Going on a tour of art museums.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, where does Bobby go to work after returning from his grandmother's house?
(a) On a salvage dive off the Gulf coast.
(b) On a river in Houston, Texas.
(c) On a science boat in the Atlantic.
(d) On a jack-up rig off the coast of Florida.

7. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, after the girl wakes up in the recovery room, how does the Kid look?
(a) Black with soot, his cloak smoking.
(b) He appears only as a disembodied voice.
(c) Iridescent and barely there.
(d) More solid than he ever looked before.

8. Where does Bobby go to spend the winter after talking to Kline and leaving New Orleans?
(a) He goes to California.
(b) He goes to Idaho.
(c) He goes Venezuela.
(d) He goes to Canada.

9. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what is the girl writing in her notebook when the Kid wants to look at it?
(a) Musical compositions.
(b) Shorthand notes on Gabelsberger.
(c) Architectural designs.
(d) Technical drawings of violins.

10. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the agent at the post office say about Bobby's passport?
(a) It has expired.
(b) It has been revoked.
(c) It was automatically renewed.
(d) Bobby needs to update his photo.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, the next time the guys in suits show up, who do they show Bobby a picture of that he recognizes?
(a) Long John.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) Oiler.

12. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the dummy in the trunk say his name is?
(a) Poussaint.
(b) Pynchon.
(c) Puddentain.
(d) Pontchartrain.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say about French white wine?
(a) He will only drink white wine if it is French.
(b) They are the nectar of the gods.
(c) They could double as window cleaner.
(d) He favors them over the Italian varieties.

14. In the italicized section of Chapter 5, what does he switch his major to?
(a) Classical piano.
(b) Actuarial science.
(c) Silent cinema.
(d) Physics.

15. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, where do Bobby and John go to have lunch?
(a) The Black Sheep.
(b) Mezcal.
(c) Oberon's.
(d) Arnaud's.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what happens when Bobby tries to withdraw money from his bank?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, who does Bobby visit with when he visits the hospital?

3. Bobby visits a person at Stella Maris. What religious historical figure does that person have a vision of?

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, how does the girl break her mother's heart, according to the Kid?

5. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what book does Bobby read while he is on his dive job?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 664 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample